Lord Howe Island Central School

Supervision of Staff Policy

Purpose:

·  To ensure positive student outcomes resulting from quality teaching/learning programs.

·  To ensure the professional needs of all staff are being addressed.

·  To provide accountability for teacher performance.

Date: December, 2013
Aims:

·  To ensure that supervision is an ongoing professional development activity which is appropriate to the individual needs of the teacher.

·  To ensure procedures and strategies are in place that will enable successful implementation of appropriate learning programs and quality teaching practice to meet student needs.

·  To provide assistance, encouragement and support to experienced teachers by providing opportunities for personal growth, goal setting, reflection and feedback on the appropriateness of teaching practices.

·  To provide opportunities for staff to develop their skills and interests to further develop personal career paths.

·  To provide a program of assistance to teachers on probation or teachers who are experiencing some difficulty with aspects of their teaching.

·  To safeguard the welfare of all students.

Implementation:

·  The principal has a key responsibility for the teacher development and supervision program.

·  Supervision should be a negotiated process between the supervisor and the staff members.

·  An annual program should be established for each teacher which includes goal setting, implementation, evaluation and further development.

·  Regular meetings should take place to assess progress on agreed goals.

·  Staff development strategies in areas like program development, effective teaching, assessment and reporting, communication skills, whole school planning and implementation and class behaviour management should be planned and followed up.

Evaluation:

·  Quality teaching/learning programs are evident in all classrooms.

·  Documentation is available for staff accountability.

·  Documentation is available for future teaching staff.

·  Meaningful, two-way dialogue is taking place between staff and supervisor.

·  Staff is comfortable with supervision protocols and are happy that their professional needs are being met by the school.